In a rather rare turn of events, a Bill in the Scottish Parliament has received near unanimous cross-partysupport. The result was that on the 19 January 2016 Holyrood enthusiastically agreed to the passing ofthe Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016. The Act provides that an apology does not amount to …

Considers the new Australian protections of apologies and argues that most of the legislatures have failed to deal coherently with the real nature of an effective apology in the context of personal injury litigation.…

Apology protecting legislation raises interesting questions about why apologies are important. Defining apologies is crucial to determining their function. The paper argues that we can only understand why an apology should be protected if we have a real understanding of both the psychological and sociological effects of apologies.…

Compares the position in England and Wales under section 2 of the Compensation Act with the position in Scotland where there was no comparable legislation protecting apologies. The article draws on material from other common law countries and considers the issues affecting apologies in respect of propensity to sue.…